ISBN: 9781135963972

The history of the divine is the history of human thought. For as long as men and women have pondered the mysteries of their existence, they have answered their own questions with stories… Mehr…

The history of the divine is the history of human thought. For as long as men and women have pondered the mysteries of their existence, they have answered their own questions with stories of gods and goddesses. Belief in these deities shaped whole civilizations, yet today many of their names and images lie buried.The Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities makes those names available to the general reader as well as the scholar. This reference work lists all the known gods through recorded history. Alphabetically arranged entries provide the name of each deity (with alternate spellings), as well as notes on names that may be linguistically or functionally related. The tribe or culture that worshiped the deity is identified, and the god's origins and functions are explained.An extensive bibliography provides opportunities for further research and an exhaustive index provides access to the entries through virtually all names, forms and kinds of deities. Routledge Religion alternate, beasts, collections, entries, mythical, names, respective, spelling, spellings, standard 9781579582708, 9781579582708 DE,GB,US,ES,IT,FR,MX English Theology & Religion, Taylor and Francis<

ISBN: 9781135963972

The history of the divine is the history of human thought. For as long as men and women have pondered the mysteries of their existence, they have answered their own questions with stories… Mehr…

The history of the divine is the history of human thought. For as long as men and women have pondered the mysteries of their existence, they have answered their own questions with stories of gods and goddesses. Belief in these deities shaped whole civilizations, yet today many of their names and images lie buried.The Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities makes those names available to the general reader as well as the scholar. This reference work lists all the known gods through recorded history. Alphabetically arranged entries provide the name of each deity (with alternate spellings), as well as notes on names that may be linguistically or functionally related. The tribe or culture that worshiped the deity is identified, and the god's origins and functions are explained.An extensive bibliography provides opportunities for further research and an exhaustive index provides access to the entries through virtually all names, forms and kinds of deities. eBooks > Fremdsprachige eBooks > Englische eBooks; eBooks > Fachbücher , Taylor & Francis Ltd., Taylor & Francis Ltd.<

2013, ISBN: 9781135963972

The history of the divine is the history of human thought. For as long as men and women have pondered the mysteries of their existence, they have answered their own questions with stories… Mehr…

The history of the divine is the history of human thought. For as long as men and women have pondered the mysteries of their existence, they have answered their own questions with stories of gods and goddesses. Belief in these deities shaped whole civilizations, yet today many of their names and images lie buried.The Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities makes those names available to the general reader as well as the scholar. This reference work lists all the known gods through recorded history. Alphabetically arranged entries provide the name of each deity (with alternate spellings), as well as notes on names that may be linguistically or functionally related. The tribe or culture that worshiped the deity is identified, and the god's origins and functions are explained.An extensive bibliography provides opportunities for further research and an exhaustive index provides access to the entries through virtually all names, forms and kinds of deities. eBook Taylor & Francis Ltd. ePUB, Taylor & Francis Ltd., 04.07.2013, Taylor & Francis Ltd., 2013<

ISBN: 9781135963972

The history of the divine is the history of human thought. For as long as men and women have pondered the mysteries of their existence, they have answered their own questions with stories… Mehr…

The history of the divine is the history of human thought. For as long as men and women have pondered the mysteries of their existence, they have answered their own questions with stories of gods and goddesses. Belief in these deities shaped whole The history of the divine is the history of human thought. For as long as men and women have pondered the mysteries of their existence, they have answered their own questions with stories of gods and goddesses. Belief in these deities shaped whole, Routledge<

ISBN: 9781135963972

Routledge Religion alternate, beasts, collections, entries, mythical, names, respective, spelling, spellings, standard 9781579582708, UK,GB,DE,ES,FR,IT,US,CA,MX,AU,NZ 20130704 English The… Mehr…

Routledge Religion alternate, beasts, collections, entries, mythical, names, respective, spelling, spellings, standard 9781579582708, UK,GB,DE,ES,FR,IT,US,CA,MX,AU,NZ 20130704 English Theology & Religion 1, Taylor and Francis<